Both Uses of
symposium
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- —A symposium all his own, Mr Dedalus said.†
Chpt 11 *symposium = gathering to discuss a specific subject
- The prohibition of the use of fleshmeat and milk at one meal: the hebdomadary symposium of incoordinately abstract, perfervidly concrete mercantile coexreligionist excompatriots: the circumcision of male infants: the supernatural character of Judaic scripture: the ineffability of the tetragrammaton: the sanctity of the sabbath.†
Chpt 17
Definitions:
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(1)
(symposium) a gathering to discuss a specific subjectSymposiums typically have shared and breakout sessions in which individuals or panels of experts address audiences.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, a symposium can denote a collection of essays.
In ancient Greece, a symposium was a drinking party that usually included entertainment and philosophical conversation.